{"id":12317,"date":"2020-12-21T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12317"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:03:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T13:03:59","slug":"kallis-appointed-as-england-batting-consultant-for-sri-lanka-test-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12317","title":{"rendered":"Kallis appointed as England batting consultant for Sri Lanka Test tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karachi:\u00a0Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been appointed as England batting consultant for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Carl Hopkinson has been named as fielding coach, former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel has been named as spin bowling consultant. ECB’s official Twitter handle released the list of appointments on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Coaches for England\u2019s Test tour of Sri Lanka:<\/p>\n

Head Coach: Chris Silverwood
Assistant Coach: Paul Collingwood
Wicketkeeper Consultant: James Foster
Fielding Coach: Carl Hopkinson
Batting Consultant: Jacques Kallis
Bowling Coach: Jon Lewis
Spin Bowling Consultant: Jeetan Patel pic.twitter.com\/OCxShdibsw<\/a><\/p>\n

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Earlier, England announced\u00a0a 16-man squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka.\u00a0Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer were rested.<\/p>\n

Note,\u00a0England series against Sri Lanka was postponed in March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and the rearranged tour will now be held behind closed doors in Galle.\u00a0The first Test will be played on January 14 while the second will start on December 22.<\/p>\n

England Test Squad:<\/b>\u00a0Joe Root(c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dom Sibley, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.<\/p>\n

Reserves:<\/b>\u00a0James Bracey, Mason Crane, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Amar Virdi.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0England to tour India in Feb\/March 2021 for Test, limited-overs series<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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